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August 2025
Discover Your Stories Within: An Introspective Workshop with Jan Cosmos and Jesse Coffman-Wiese
Teaching artists will share a short film they created, and, through discussion and exercises, participants will discover their own stories. Free. For more information, visit www.writeondoorcounty.org or call 920-868-1457.
Find out more »Readers’ Café
The low-pressure book club! Come discuss a book related to the month’s theme – one you read recently or years ago. August’s cafe celebrates Romance Novel Month! Bring your favorite romance or romantic poetry or anti-romance nonfiction. All genres welcome. For more information, visit www.writeondoorcounty.org or call 920-868-1457.
Find out more »Janet Planet
The blend of Janet’s voice and her band create a wonderful version of jazz and standards. Janet is such an exemplary vocal artiste that anything she graces with her vocal chords benefits… She can sing sweet and pretty– but she can also come on strong with a big voice that never wavers out of control. She is a six time WAMI winner and inducted into the WAMI hall of fame in 2014. Her international performances include; Japan, Europe, South Africa…
Find out more »Chamber Music Retreat
The Chamber Music Retreat, now in its sixth year, is designed for strings, woodwinds, and piano players. The program runs August 18 – 21 and offers participants the chance to collaborate in small ensembles under the guidance of professional coaches. Led by Ricardo Castañeda, Principal Oboist with The Chicago Sinfonietta, the program emphasizes chamber repertoire and ensemble techniques, concluding with a public concert showcasing the ensembles' work.
Find out more »Memoir Mondays
A creative lab for seniors to encourage them to writer their life stories. Free. For more information, visit www.writeondoorcounty.org or call 920-868-1457.
Find out more »Chamber Music Retreat
The Chamber Music Retreat, now in its sixth year, is designed for strings, woodwinds, and piano players. The program runs August 18 – 21 and offers participants the chance to collaborate in small ensembles under the guidance of professional coaches. Led by Ricardo Castañeda, Principal Oboist with The Chicago Sinfonietta, the program emphasizes chamber repertoire and ensemble techniques, concluding with a public concert showcasing the ensembles' work.
Find out more »Monarch Madness
Join the park naturalist as she explains all about monarchs amazing life cycle. Find out about Newport’s Monarch Monitoring site. Meets in the Nature Center, Lot 1.
Find out more »Percussion Party
Conductor: Rune Bergmann Vincent Ho: The Shaman: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion soloist Experience the extraordinary as the Peninsula Music Festival presents Percussion Party, an unforgettable evening showcasing the revolutionary talent of Dame Evelyn Glennie, the world’s first and foremost solo percussionist. Under the baton of Maestro Rune Bergmann, this remarkable program explores the power of rhythm, the depth of human expression, and the limitless possibilities of percussion, featuring works by Vincent Ho…
Find out more »Chamber Music Retreat
The Chamber Music Retreat, now in its sixth year, is designed for strings, woodwinds, and piano players. The program runs August 18 – 21 and offers participants the chance to collaborate in small ensembles under the guidance of professional coaches. Led by Ricardo Castañeda, Principal Oboist with The Chicago Sinfonietta, the program emphasizes chamber repertoire and ensemble techniques, concluding with a public concert showcasing the ensembles' work.
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